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"She's coming," Bert said, as he walked down to the gate with the packages of lunch. "Hello, Bert!" called Charlie Mason, from the truck. "Got enough to eat?" "I guess so," Bert answered his chum, holding up the boxes and baskets. "Enough for two picnics I should say!" "You can eat a lot when you're off in the woods," added Dannie Rugg. "It's like camping out."
It's too lonely fra Mary, and there's always a chance I might sleep sound and wadna hear if she should be sick or need ye." "Then she can just yell louder, or come after you, or get well, for I am going, see? He was a thrid peddler in a dinky little pleated coat, Dannie. He laid up against the counter with his feet crossed at a dancing-girl angle.
Dolan thought you'd help me." "What do you want me to do, Mary?" asked Father Michael. "Two things," answered Mary promptly. "I want you to tell me what Jimmy confissed to you before he died, and then I want you to talk to Dannie and show him that he is free from any promise that Jimmy might have got out of him. Will you?" "A dying confession " began the priest. "Yes, but I know " broke in Mary.
If you'll take it, I'll raise you the price of a new coat, but I'll be domn if I'll hilp put such a man as you are into another of the fiminine ginder." The Thread Man laughed, and shook Jimmy's hand; and then Jimmy proved why every one liked him by turning to Dannie and taking his hand. "Thank you, Dannie," he said. "You sure hilped me to mesilf that time.
And she was pleased as anything, me lad, and now it's up to us to rig up some sort of a dacint sate, and tag a woman along half the time. You thick-tongued descindint of a bagpipe baboon, what did you sind me in there for?" "Maybe a little of it will tire her," groaned Dannie. "It will if she undertakes to follow me," Jimmy said. "I know where horse-weeds grow giraffe high."
Ye got to say ye know that I dinna understand Mary was sick when I went." "Sure! I've said that all the time," agreed Jimmy. "But what I don't understand is, WHY you went! I guess she thinks it was her fault. I came out here to try to study it out. The nurse-woman, domn pretty girl, says if you don't get back before midnight, it's all up. You're just on time, Dannie.
He don't think. He niver thought about anybody in his life except himself, and he niver will." "Maybe he didna go to town!" "Maybe the sun won't rise in the morning, and it will always be dark after this! Come in and get your supper." "I'd best pick up something to eat at home," said Dannie. "I have some good food cooked, and it's a pity to be throwin' it away. What's the use?
Then Dannie, relying on the strength of his line thought he could land the fish, and steadily drew it toward him. Jimmy's reel began to sing louder, and his line followed Dannie's. Instantly Jimmy went wild. "Stop pullin' me little silk thrid!" he yelled. "I've got the Black Bass hooked fast as a rock, and your domn clothes line is sawin' across me. Cut there! Cut that domn rope! Quick!"
Jimmy stared at the shining, battered, bullet-punctured pail in amazement. Slowly he turned it over and around, and then he lifted bewildered eyes to Dannie. "Are you foolin'?" he asked. "Did I bring that thing home in that shape?" "Honest!" said Dannie. "I remember buyin' it," said Jimmy slowly.
Dannie stood thinking, and then light broke. Jimmy was always short of money in summer. When trapping was over, and before any crops were ready, he was usually out of funds. Dannie hesitated, and then he said, "Would a small loan be what ye need, Jimmy?" Jimmy's eyes gleamed. "It would put new life into me," he cried. "Forgive me, Dannie. I am almost crazy."
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